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Scotland and Brexit

Scotland and Brexit took place at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh on Tuesday 20 September 2016. The event was live streamed and recorded. Watch the presentations here (full speaker and programme information below). To read a recap of the event please visit the Storify

The implications of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union are still emerging. However, it is clear that the relationships between Scotland, the rest of the UK and the EU will change dramatically over the next few years.

Some of the country’s leading experts discussed what the result means for the future.

Academic speakers:

David Bell, Professor of Economics (University of Stirling)

Christina Boswell, Professor of Politics (University of Edinburgh)

Laura Cram, Professor of European Politics (University of Edinburgh)

David Heald, Professor of Public Sector Accounting (Glasgow)

Ailsa Henderson, Professor of Politics (University of Edinburgh)

Michael Keating, Professor of Politics (Aberdeen) and Director of the Centre on Constitutional Change

Nicola McEwen, Professor of Territorial Politics (University of Edinburgh) and Associate Director of the Centre on Constitutional Change

Alan Page, Professor of Public Law (Dundee)

The event will be chaired by former First Minister, Henry McLeish. It is held in association with the Scottish Parliament's European and External Relations committee, and will feature a panel of committee members.

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The Irish border has proved to be one of the most intractable aspects of Brexit, says Michael Keating, and the proposals put forward by the UK Government show little signs of being endorsed by Dublin or, as a result, Brussels.